National Newspapers: What have cover price cuts really done to circulations?

By analysing the trends in national daily newspaper circulations since 1991, this article estimates how these might have developed in the light of the dramatic price cuts last autumn by The Times and The Sun (or the modest price increases of some other titles).

What have cover price cuts really done to circulations?

Harry Henry

By analysing the trends in national daily newspaper circulations since 1991, this article estimates how these might have developed in the light of the dramatic price cuts last autumn by the Times and theSun (or the modest price increases of some other titles). Comparison with the actual outturns of the market shows that price changes (in either direction) result in much less than proportionate change in sales. Across the national daily press as a whole, a reduction of four per cent in the average cover price has resulted in...

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